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Currently updating this pack for version 1.7 and beyond. It will take a while since it's circa 1.2.5, and there is a heck of a lot to learn. Building a small town, for downloading and checking things out, that will be available in the near future.

Questions? Suggestions? Feedback? I'd love to hear them. Leave a comment or drop me a message! Taking new promo pictures, the old ones are highly outdated. A lot of textures have since been completely changed!

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Have you ever wished that you could build a Shinto Temple in a beautiful landscape? Ever wanted to wander under cherry blossoms in the midst of a spring breeze? Maybe you just want a cool katana! Well, this may just be the pack for you. No gimmicks, no pop-culture or anime references. Just plain, simple, traditional Japanese textures made lovingly for minecraft.

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Taiyo means, "sun" in Japanese. I think it's a good pick for a texture that is meant to be from the Land of the Rising Sun! I've had a fascination with Japan for a long time, and I've finally gotten around to making it a part of my minecraft experience. I hope you guys like the idea!

I'm far from finished with the pack, and starting from nearly square one, but I'd like to see what others think about it! As far as changes from the original idea, I'm smoothing a lot of things out - it's not really all that good looking with so much noise, I've found. The nether won't be crazy since there is now netherquartz, which is a life saver! Ladders and various little things have changed, although I've lightened a lot of wood as far as peoples suggestions, and it looks great. Going to keep workin'. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, as they say.

Future Plans+ Mobs +Note: Some of the packs textures are the same animals as what I had planned, but they will be originals in time.
Skeletons: Shinobi
Spiders: Tsuchigumo
Zombies: Onryo ✔
Pigmen: Samurai Yokai
Ghast: Oni demon Floating Head
Wither: Three headed oni demon
Cats: Maneki Neko ✔
Wolves: Kitsune
Dogs: Akita

Man, this is beautiful. Now I know what to do with all of my colored wool! Big tatami ftw. You also did an amazing job on monsters and animals. And finally, I like the background. This sun is as pretty as this Mount Fuji.

I'm addicted to japanese culture, customes, traditions and folklore so I thought it would be better to tell you the real thing :p

Also, the skeleton figure you adapted is not Shinobi. Shinobi is a game inspired in a great swordsman named Miyamoto Musashi.

The spiders I would probably mention it as Tsuchigumo - the ground spider, since this name is also associated with a clan.

The pigmen I would try to find a better source since you're using another game's character and, a Yõkai is a a class of supernatural monsters in Japanese folklore. Often they possess animal features such as similarities with a turtle or they have wings but, they remain human figure most of the time.

About the wolves, Kitsune is another folklore creature that takes the shape of a wolf however they also assume the form of humans. Maybe a Kyūbi?

I wish you good luck with your pack! I'm looking forward to see more screenshots from it ;)